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Video Friday: Tensegrity Wheels

Sep 08, 2023 - spectrum.ieee.org
The article is a weekly roundup of robotics videos and upcoming events by IEEE Spectrum. It highlights several robotics events scheduled for 2023 and 2024, including IROS 2023 in Detroit, CLAWAR 2023 in Brazil, ROSCon 2023 in New Orleans, Humanoids 2023 in Austin, and Cybathlon Challenges in Zurich in 2024. It also features various robotics projects and innovations, such as a mobile robot using tensegrity structures as wheels, GE Aerospace’s Sensiworm, a bio-inspired approach for a walking robot to learn how to walk within 20 seconds, and Hello Robotics' MAKI Pro that prioritizes the emotional and social dimensions of technology.

The article also mentions the RoboNav project's autonomous driving tests in the Seetaler Alps in Austria, NASA’s Moon rover prototype, and a prototype robot from Hello Robot. It also discusses the KUKA Innovation Award won by Team JARVIS from the Merlin Laboratory of the Italian Politecnico di Milano, a practical course for students at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to learn about Biologically Motivated Robots, and a discussion on the future of robotics by renowned roboticist Ruzena Bajcsy.

Key takeaways:

  • The article provides a list of upcoming robotics events for 2023 and 2024, including IROS 2023, CLAWAR 2023, ROSCon 2023, Humanoids 2023, and Cybathlon Challenges 2024.
  • Several robotics projects are highlighted, such as a mobile robot using tensegrity structures as wheels, GE Aerospace’s Sensiworm, a stick insect-like walking robot that learns to walk within 20 seconds, and MAKI Pro, a robot designed for enhanced human-robot interaction.
  • The article also mentions the RoboNav project, which conducted autonomous driving tests in the Seetaler Alps in Austria, and a NASA Moon rover prototype that completed lunar lander egress tests.
  • It also features the winner of the KUKA Innovation Award, Team JARVIS from the Merlin Laboratory of the Italian Politecnico di Milano, and a practical course for students at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to learn about Biologically Motivated Robots.
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